Weekly Currency Review: The Turkish Lira Stumbles Against The American Dollar

US-China Trade War

The U.S. increased tariffs from 10% to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods on the 10th of May. This came after trade talks in Washington the night before failed to produce an agreement to forestall the higher levies.

The USD/CNY moved haphazardly from 6.7934 to 6.8464, indicating an increase in preference to retain the American dollar. Perhaps the minute movements reflects a turnaround in sentiment, with investors previously expecting a deal to be announced between the two great nations to conclude the trade war.

Within this forecast I Know First successfully predicted the following pairs: EUR/RUB – 2.31%, USD/TRY – 3.99%, USD/SEK – 1.32%, USD/CNY – 1.36% and USD/ARS – 1.76%.

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Turkish Uncertainty

This year, the lira has lost almost 15 percent against the dollar. Increasing investor departure from Turkey over the past several months has been triggered by a market that is seen as too vulnerable to political intervention and one that also suffers from weak foreign currency reserves. Its political instability can be seen from the decision to re-run the mayoral election in Istanbul that had been narrowly won by the main opposition party.

The drop in value of the lira promptly demonstrates that sentiment as investors shifted from the lira to foreign currencies. To curb a depreciation in the lira, Turkey’s state banks, including the largest lender by assets Ziraat Bank, sold $1 billion and recovered overnight. Moving forward, investors can be wary of Turkey’s ability to recover in the future.

The USD/TRY has increased by 3.99%, as correctly predicted by I Know First.

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Meanwhile, investors in the EU are buying more US Treasury Bonds due to poorer interest yields offered by the European governments. The European Central Bank’s continued commitment to monetary easing has exacerbated the movement. By purchasing billions of euros of debt every month, the ECB has pushed bond yields across the eurozone lower, making the assets less appealing to investors. While the dollar remains strong, the kroner of the export-driven Sweden is not as strong to withstand the effect of the global market, which kept the USD/SEK up.

The USD/SEK has increased by 1.16%, as correctly predicted by I Know First.

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In accordance with the forecast, I Know First also successfully predicted: EUR/RUB – 2.31% and USD/ARS – 1.76%.


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